DWP confirms more than 100,000 new Pension Credit applications in one year
The DWP has confirmed a huge rise in Pension Credit applications in the last year - and almost 1.4 million people are ...
LAFD did not alert DWP to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair
According to city records and officials, the LAFD discovered the damage to the hydrants during inspections in the months ...
DWP payment rates will change in April but many will not feel the benefit right away
The DWP payment rates changes will come into force from April 7 - but the actual date people will see the higher payments in ...
DWP important update for those who claim Universal Credit and pay rent
The department announced a review of a system that allows landlords to take a cut of a claimant's benefit to cover rent ...
DWP two-child benefit limit should be axed, says major UN report
The UN's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights says Keir Starmer's government should now launch an independent ...
DWP anti-fraud powers could lead to 'mass surveillance of everyone's bank account'
A privacy expert has urged the DWP to scrap proposed powers to request details of people's bank accounts warning they could ...
DWP alert as 'spying powers' will allow officials to view all UK bank accounts
A privacy expert has called on the DWP to abandon proposed powers that would allow them to request details of people's bank ...
When State Pension and benefits claimants can expect their DWP payments to rise
The DWP has confirmed the new weekly payment rates for millions of people from April 7 - just days after the new tax year ...
DWP bank account powers could see 'not just benefit claimants' checked
The DWP has come under fire from civil rights campaigners and human rights activists over its new fraud powers.
DWP benefit claimants could be owed £5,000 after major Universal Credit error
The issue relates to benefit claimants who lost disability premiums after they were moved to Universal Credit before January 2019 ...
DWP urged by Lib Dems to pay State Pension age compensation to 1950s-born women
The UK Government rejected recommendations for a redress scheme for women affected by State Pension age changes in December.
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LAFD did not alert DWP to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair
Inside the DWP, the KCBS report was met with surprise and alarm. The DWP relies on the LAFD to conduct annual inspections of the city’s roughly 66,000 fire hydrants. In August, the DWP had ...